TODDI

TODDIn.— «If you’re a defense attorney, you’re usually going to use the SODDI or TODDI defense—”Some Other Dude Did It” or “That Other Dude Did It.”» —“I watch my son die every time I see the twin towers on TV” by Michael Pelletier in N.H. Free Republic Jan. 31, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

Space Cadet (episode #1514) 12/24/2018: We have books for language-lovers and recommendations for history buffs. • How did the word boondoggle come to denote a wasteful project? The answer involves... [more]